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Algeria vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 43.4% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Algeria
Transportation: pay 44.1% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 51.5% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Algeria

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$2.78 DZD362.87	-72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$3.91 DZD509.31	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$0.60 DZD78.75	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.25 DZD32.62	-76.0%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Mexico	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$0.17 DZD21.73	-93.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$4.74 DZD617.40	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$3.48 DZD454.31	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$1.76 DZD228.93	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$2.12 DZD276.81	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$1.42 DZD184.84	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$1.43 DZD186.16	+112.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.71 DZD92.47	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$0.35 DZD45.79	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.26 DZD33.78	-71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.23 DZD30.11	-76.4%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 44.1% less for transportation

	Mexico	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$1.28 DZD166.80	-74.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$3.64 DZD474.78	-81.3%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 51.5% less for housing

	Mexico	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	-76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	-22.6%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	Mexico	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	-70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	-47.7%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$1.99 DZD258.83	-18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$0.82 DZD106.44	-75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$2.84 DZD370.40	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$4.16 DZD541.90	-23.5%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Mexico	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	-17.7%
Average			-17.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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